{"product_id":"rwanda-by-susan-thomson-9780300197396","title":"Rwanda","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRwanda\u003c\/em\u003e by Susan Thomson offers a sobering study of the troubled African nation, both pre- and post-genocide, and its uncertain future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe brutal civil war between Hutu and Tutsi factions in Rwanda ended in 1994 when the Rwandan Patriotic Front came to power. This marked the beginning of an ambitious social, political, and economic project to remake the devastated central-east African nation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSusan Thomson, who witnessed the hostilities firsthand, provides a provocative modern history of the country, its rulers, and its people, covering the years prior to, during, and following the genocidal conflict. Her hard-hitting analysis explores the key political events that led to the ascendance of the Rwandan Patriotic Front and its leader, President Paul Kagame.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis important and controversial study examines the country’s transition from war to reconciliation from the perspective of ordinary Rwandan citizens, Tutsi and Hutu alike. It raises serious questions about the stability of the current peace, the methods and motivations of the ruling regime and its troubling ties to the past, and the likelihood of a genocide-free future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47000733188332,"sku":"9780300197396","price":59.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/23971703482294.jpg?v=1763301223","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/rwanda-by-susan-thomson-9780300197396","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}